Despite their unassuming character, snails are great at lots of things. Different species of the shelled gastropod can impress with their ability to sprint, poison, or leave way too many embryos on ...

Snail farming, also known as heliciculture, is the process of raising and breeding snails for human consumption or commercial purposes. Snail farming is one of the most lucrative agricultural business ...

It has always been said that agriculture holds the ace for solving the economic problems of Nigeria. The Shell is a calcareous concave cone coil clockwise in three or four whorls. The shell is covered ...

Heliciculture, commonly known as snail farming, is the process of cultivation of edible snails. The meat and snail eggs can be consumed as escargot (as menu on the table) and as a delicacy. Raising ...

Wangui Waweru explains the production process of snails right from hatching to maturity at her farm in Nakuru County. [Mercy Kahenda, Standard] When Wangui Waweru was served dry fried snails at her ...

Dr Yemi Popoola, a Livestock Specialist at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, says snail farming is a very profitable means of livelihood. Popoola told our reporters ...

Taylor Knapp is one of just a few snail farmers certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The certification is crucial, he said. “Otherwise you’re just kind of a guy with some snails.” He is ...

Two former police officers have traded in a life of fighting crime for a life of slime after establishing a commercial snail farm in southern WA. Nick and Victoria Howe began experimenting with snail ...